Space Men

Space Men

55 mins | Documentary, History | Feb. 9, 2016

In the 1950s and early '60s, a small band of high-altitude pioneers exposed themselves to the extreme forces of the space age long before NASA's acclaimed Mercury 7 would make headlines. Though largely forgotten today, balloonists were the first to venture into the frozen near-vacuum on the edge of our world, exploring the very limits of human physiology and human ingenuity in this lethal realm.

Space Men

55 mins | Documentary, History | Feb. 9, 2016

Space Men
In the 1950s and early '60s, a small band of high-altitude pioneers exposed themselves to the extreme forces of the space age long before NASA's acclaimed Mercury 7 would make headlines. Though largely forgotten today, balloonists were the first to venture into the frozen near-vacuum on the edge of our world, exploring the very limits of human physiology and human ingenuity in this lethal realm.
IMDb rating 7.8
Producers
Original title Space Men
Directors Amanda Pollak
Writers Amanda Pollak

Cast

Michael Murphy

as Narrator

Burkhard Bilger

as Self

Scott Carpenter

as Self (archive footage)

Francis French

as Self

John Glenn

as Self (archive footage)

Cooper Gordon

as Self

Gus Grissom

as Self (archive footage)

Wally Schirra

as Self (archive footage)

Alan Shepard

as Self (archive footage)

John Paul Stapp

as Self (archival footage)

Dana Kilanowski

as Self

David Simons

as Self (archive footage)